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SPP Graduates its First Class

June 25, 2015

“The graduation ceremony was one of the highlights of the CEU experience,” said Rumbidzai Masango (MPA ’15). “It was touching and special for me and my colleagues. After two years of hard work and persistence, we made it!” June 21, 2015 was also special for the School of Public Policy (SPP) at CEU: the graduation of its inaugural class. “It was truly a milestone for SPP,” said Founding Dean Wolfgang Reinicke. “I am so proud of our students – and also of our faculty and staff.  So many people contributed to this achievement.”

SPP’s Annual Conference Explores Democracy Shunned

June 24, 2015

Founding School of Public Policy (SPP) Dean Wolfgang Reinicke opened the School’s Annual Conference by highlighting the key questions that the speakers and panelists would be addressing over the next two days: Is democracy discredited and increasingly neglected around the world? If so, how and why – and what can be done about it?

OSIRG Interns Prepare for Summer Internships During Budapest Workshop

June 23, 2015
Twenty-two students from 11 universities traveled to Budapest, Hungary last week to participate in the Open Society Internship for Rights and Governance (OSIRG) – an experience that Rumbidzai Masango (MPA ’15), one of last year’s students, described as “mind-blowing.”

CEU Students Unite to Fundraise for Relief and Aid Efforts in Earthquake-Stricken Nepal

June 18, 2015

“As a Nepali, I felt like I had a family at CEU. Everyone gave their all to help fundraise even though it was a busy time of the school year,” said Shaileshwori Sharma (MPA ’16). Shaileshwori was part of a team of CEU students that initiated a fundraising campaign to help communities in need in Nepal when the country was hit by the worst earthquake in its history in April this year.

CMDS Presents at Radio Archives in European Community Media Conference

June 16, 2015
CMDS' Joost van Beek and Kate Coyer presented preliminary research findings from their study on the digital content sharing and archiving practices of community media around Europe at the international conference “Radio Archives in European Community Media,” which took place in Halle, Germany, on June 5-6.